Yaz Fan Since 67

I said nothing about where Anthony hits in the lineup. I thought my point was clear. They have a weak lineup and it appears as if they were counting on Roman Anthony to carry a big load and that was kind of a stupid plan if that was it.

It's as if you didn't read my post. If you did you certainly did not understand it. I was not burying Roman Anthony and his future. My comment was all about the roster construction which appeared to be relying on a young player having a blowout season after playing 3 months in the majors. A season like the rookie Fred Lynn.

Mayer's struggles at the plate should not be a surprise to anyone. I totally expected it, he has yet to prove that he can hit major league pitching and I'm not confident he ever will. That's why I had so many concerns about this lineup at the start of ST, not that I was alone. They were depending on players like Story and Mayer and I guess expected Anthony to be Fred Lynn and that always gave me concern.

We already had qualified GMs turn down the Red Sox job because of the turnover at the position in Boston. I have no idea if this is on Brez or JH but firing yet another GM will be a bad look.

I don't know what to make of this mess and who to blame. I only know that once again my team is embarrassing, after a lifetime of watching mostly winning Red Sox teams with respected organizations. I was a bit still in Cora's corner, he won a ring and that just carries so much weight with me. I'm not sure what a manager is supposed to do with a lineup incapable of putting up runs consistently. But he does seem to play bad players out of loyalty too often and I guess something had to be done. But I don't see anything saving this season.

Well my summer is officially compromised. This team sucks and they will never be any good this year and possibly beyond. I used to proudly wear my Red Sox gear in Maryland as the O's sucked. Not any more. I'm so sick of these empty promises only to trot out a lineup that looks like this. I was skeptical but hoped that with solid pitching and (supposedly) better defense they could spend the season squeaking out 3-2 wins in boring games that at least will be close and offer some drama. Now I see no hope for this team in 2026. Bite me John Henry.

What a relief to see Bello have a good outing, the bats came alive for the 2nd game in a row and they won back to back series. I've always felt a legit 1st baseman could have cut the infield errors way down and now we are seeing it, the previous first basement never helped out their teammate and salvaged an errant throw. Going into the season I was pretty convinced that Mayer would struggle offensively, he just hasn't proven that he can hit MLB pitching and lost so much development time. Anthony is one I can not figure out. If you aren't worried now when you put his bat with his inability to play the outfield then I don't know what you are thinking. This was not supposed to happen.

Was there a rain delay? My recording didn't start until hours later and ran out in the 1st inning as I missed the best inning of the year and a good performance from Suarez. That was good to see but this team still sucks. After the WBC and the first game who had Anthony sucking for 2 weeks on their Bingo card? Just such a frustrating start.

This was my take throughout the game. The worst part is Abreu will stop hitting soon if history is any indication. This situation appears hopeless, this team sucks. Again. Getting really tired of this and all the false promises during the off seasons.

I know he got the big hit last night but I am so done with Trevor Story. He was to blame for that botched double play as it appeared as if he was going to take it so Mayer was getting out of the way. He is my most disliked Red Sox player in a long time, maybe ever. So little return for such a large amount of money. But man what a relief that win was. I too am nervous every time Chapman misses the plate, it could all come back. But so far so good.

I'm convinced I could have made a better throw. And I'm 67 years old.

Oh yeah, Bello still sucks.

After seeing throws up the line and nowhere close to the plate for a decade I'm pretty convinced that outfielders can't throw anymore.

That throw was pathetic, how can you not drill a runner at the plate from shallow left field? But this has become so common, why can't outfielders throw any more? I see errant throws to home that are way off target virtually every time I see a game or highlights.

I have been a Cora supporter. But he does tend to be too loyal and sticks with players who should not be out there. I have no idea why he continue to utilize Weissert the way he does.